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Today marks the first day of a month long exhibition of my art at Nesbit, 2311 W. Main St. in the Fan neighborhood of Richmond, VA. A very classy establishment, Nesbit offers upscale salon and spa facilities and a coffee bar in a hip environment. The work is a selection of 13 works, paintings and lithographs completed over the last two years. Some of the work is very new, and was just wrapped up Sunday in time to be installed in the show. Images of the much of the work is visible at www.daveklemencic.com/gallery and the remainder you’ll just have to go see in person.
Specifically, the paintings featured include “Starr Hill Bass”, an image of Chris Stillwell of the Greyboy Allstars from a performance in Charlottesville last winter, “Whether we exist or…”, a take on local jamband drum-and-bass act Existor from a past collaborative performance at Alley Katz in Richmond and “Swallow’s Nest”, a painting that uses the little known Black Sea lookout as its inspiration. An example of “folly” architecture, the Swallow’s Nest is a castle-like structure perched high on a cliffside overlooking the sea. The building has been renovated over the years, rendered more and less usable by its precarious position and potential for collapsing into the water below. The painting itself expands on the image of the building by incorporating such fanciful elements as a stairway from the perch to the water and a dock at which a small vessel is making landfall.
“Revolution”, an image of Robert Walter’s 20th Congress performing in Ft. Lauderdale Florida is also included in the show. This painting adorned the walls of Cafe Diem for the last year or so, and it’s nice to bring it out again as a testement to Robert Walter’s high-energy funk that’s been very inspiring for me over the last few years.
“Out Louder” is a take on the recent performances of Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood, a collaborative jazz/funk ensemble that toured through the area last fall. The MMW trio suplemented with John Scofield’s virtuousic guitar skills is worth checking out, even if you have to drive a ways to see them.
Also included in the show are an image of the Savannah Bridge and lower downtown neighborhood at night, a small piece of a girl smoking outside the art building at VCU and a painting of willow trees at Maymont Park. In a separate space within the salon are four sketches of musicians that were carried out during concert performances and later reworked in the studio, adding layers of watercolor, marker and acrylic paint, then sealed, matted and framed in matching gun-metal gray frames. These are part of a series that was originally shown together at Richmond Frame, where they served as the bulk of a solo showing. Many others in the series have been sold, and I recommend taking a long as these are one-of-a-kind and surprisingly affordable.
The folks at Nesbit can help you out, and they’ll probably let you take a look even if you’re not interested in going blonde, getting a facial or a wax, but they do claim to be quite proficient at those things as well.
The show will be up through the last weekend of April.
For hours or directions, check www.nesbitsalon.net
Thanks!
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